CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 3051
Unlawful Removal of Child From Parental Custody Without
a Warrant—Essential Factual Elements (42 U.S.C. § 1983)
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] wrongfully removed
[name of plaintiff]’s child from [his/her/ nonbinary pronoun] parental
custody because [name of defendant] did not have a warrant. To establish
this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following:
1. That [name of defendant] removed [name of plaintiff]’s child from
[his/her/nonbinary pronoun] parental custody without a warrant;
2. That [name of defendant] was performing or purporting to
perform [his/her/ nonbinary pronoun] official duties;
3. That [name of plaintiff] was harmed; and
4. That [name of defendant]’s conduct was a substantial factor in
causing [name of plaintiff]’s harm.
New June 2016
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
- Content hash
2e5cbdc8dd8de4f415f5d064be74f99e2c8c8b000328a5cf76f45f1b98b249e4
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